Case law

Burick v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.

293 Mass. 431 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Feb 24, 1936

bound for Dudley Street, and at Dudley Street boarded an elevated train for Devonshire Street, and then a train for Bowdoin Square. … He went out of the station and boarded a bus also operated by the defendant and rode to Kendall Street.

Miller v. Burt

196 Mass. 395 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 16, 1907

Campbell v. Brown, 129 Mass. 23 . Ahrend v. Odiorne, 118 Mass. 261 . It may be that if there had been no demurrer and if the statute of frauds had been set up in avoidance of the action (see Harrell v. … Sonnabend, 191 Mass. 310 ; Livingston v.

Durand v. SUPERINTENDENT OF PUB. BLDG. OF FALL RIVER

354 Mass. 74 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 28, 1968

Sinclair v. Mayor of Fall River, 198 Mass. 248, 256 . Byfield v. Newton, 247 Mass. 46, 55 . See Coleman v. Louison, 296 Mass. 210, 213 ; Young v. Westport, 302 Mass. 597 . The case of Kitty v. … The rationale supporting the action of the city council is adequately and amply expressed in Lanner v. Board of Appeal of Tewksbury, 348 Mass. 220 , at pages 228 and 229.

Commonwealth v. Ham

150 Mass. 122 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 18, 1889

The court having announced before the verdict that it should exclude from the case the declaration made by the workman Brown, and should instruct the jury to disregard it, the defendant has no ground of exception on that … Whitney v. Bayley, 4 Allen, 173 . Smith v. Whitman, 6 Allen, 562 .

In re Dasent

446 Mass. 1010 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 21, 2006

Bar counsel filed a two-count petition for discipline with the Board of Bar Overseers (board) against the respondent alleging that he had violated various disciplinary rules arising out of his representation of two clients … See, e.g., Bloise v. Bloise, 437 Mass. 1010, 1010 (2002); Lolos v. Berlin, 338 Mass. 10, 14 (1958).

O'Brien v. O'Brien

325 Mass. 573 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Apr 3, 1950

v. … In Bursler v.

King v. Selectmen of Tewksbury

322 Mass. 668 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 3, 1948

We were also informed at the arguments by counsel for the respondent board that a new petition for a writ of mandamus to try title to the offices of selectmen had been prepared for immediate filing. See Farrell v. … See Oakes v. Hill, 8 Pick. 47 ; Attorney General v. Mayor of New Bedford, 128 Mass. 312 ; United States v. Commissioner, 5 Wall. 563 ; United States v. Windom, 137 U.S. 636, 644 ; Matter of Hart, 159 N.

Jacobs v. Carpenter

161 Mass. 16 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 2, 1894

Cambridge Institution for Savings v. Littlefield, 6 Cush. 210 . Merriam v. Bayley, 1 Cush. 77 . And the letters contained no new promise. Bigelow v. Norris, 139 Mass. 12 ; S. C. 141 Mass. 14 . Dennan v. … Kenney v. Brown, 139 Mass. 345 . Elwell v. Cumner, 136 Mass. 102 . Exceptions overruled.

Old Colony Trust Co. v. Sargent

235 Mass. 298 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 24, 1920

Minot v. Taylor, 129 Mass. 160 . Bullard v. Chandler, 149 Mass. 532 . The trustee accordingly is instructed: 1. That Mildred P. … Brown, equally, and to the survivor of them, wholly. 3. Mildred P.

Darrow v. Darrow

21 L.R.A. 100 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jun 2, 1893

Section 9 allowed a divorce from bed and board for “ utter desertion.” … Sparhawk v. Sparhawk, 120 Mass. 390 . Stuart v. Stuart, 123 Mass. 370 . Morrison v. Morrison, 136 Mass. 310 . 3.

Comerford's Case

229 Mass. 573 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Mar 2, 1918

The previous decision in this case, reported in 224 Mass. 571 , recommitted the case to the Industrial Accident Board for the introduction of further evidence upon the question, whether the work performed by Comerford was … See Knight v. Cubitt & Co. L. R. [1902] 1 K. B. 31; White v. George A. Fuller Co. 226 Mass. 1 .

Fennell's Case

289 Mass. 89 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 4, 1935

In a case in the House of Lords, Ball v. William Hunt & Sons, Ltd. [1912] A. … It follows that the finding of the Industrial Accident Board as to total incapacity was not precluded by the fact that the employee was not physically disabled for work.

MacInnis v. Morrissey

298 Mass. 505 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 30, 1937

The word “mistake” so used was defined in Brown v. Robinson, 275 Mass. 55, 58 , as including only “complete honesty of purpose accompanied by blameless oversight or ignorance of facts.” See also Emeneau v. … See Brown v. Robinson, 275 Mass. 55, 58 .

Commonwealth v. Clay

224 Mass. 271 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 19, 1916

Commonwealth v. Fox, 218 Mass. 498, 500 . Commonwealth v. Maletsky, 203 Mass. 241 . Commonwealth v. Plaisted, 148 Mass. 375, 381, 382 . … The board of control is a body not named in the charter, and without legislative authority the city council could not delegate this power. *275 Commonwealth v. Plaisted, 148 Mass. 375 . Lowell v.

Taft v. Stetson

117 Mass. 471 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 7, 1875

They were, therefore, personal property; Howard v. Fessenden, 14 Allen, 124 ; Morris v. French, 106 Mass. 326 ; Hartwell v. … Silloway v. Brown, 12 Allen, 30 . Decree affirmed.

Fanion v. Director of the Division of Employment Security

391 Mass. 848 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 15, 1984

Sohler v. Director of the Div. of Employment Sec., 377 Mass. 785 , 789 (1979). Compare Berk v. Director of the Div. of Employment Sec., 387 Mass. 1003 (1982). … Welfare v. J.K.B., 379 Mass. 1, 4 (1979).

Deere & Co. v. Ford

434 Mass. 223 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · May 23, 2001

L. c. 93G. 14 See Habeeb v. Retirement Bd. of Quincy, 389 Mass. 634, 639 (1983), quoting Insurance Rating Bd. v. … L. c. 93B, it would not have done so without comment. 16 See Registrar of Motor Vehicles v. Board of Appeal on Motor Vehicle Liab. Policies & Bonds, 382 Mass. 580, 585-586 (1981). 2.

Perkins v. Perkins

225 Mass. 392 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Jan 3, 1917

Patterson v. Buckminster, 14 Mass. 144 . Perry v. Wilson, 7 Mass. 393 . Terry v. Briggs, 12 Cush. 319 . Tapley v. Martin, 116 Mass. 275 . Mitchell v. Overman, 103 U. S. 62 . Martin v. Tapley, 119 Mass. 116 . Rugg v. … Burrows v. Purple, 107 Mass. 428 . Graves v. Graves, 108 Mass. 314 . Parker v. Parker, 211 Mass. 139 . Brown v. Brown, 222 Mass. 415 .

Reed v. Inhabitants of Lancaster

152 Mass. 500 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Nov 26, 1890

their duties when no such board is chosen. … Mayor & Aldermen of Worcester v. Railroad Commissioners, 113 Mass. 161 . Shea v. Milford, 145 Mass. 525 .

Lincoln v. Lincoln

110 Mass. 449 · Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Oct 15, 1872

Brown v. Brown, 8 Met. 573 , 576.